Bell, Mintz help Syracuse rally, beat Notre Dame 78-73

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- — Chris Bell scored 17 points, Judah Mintz scored seven of his 14 points in the final 3 minutes and Syracuse overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Notre Dame 78-73 Saturday night.

Maliq Brown scored 15 points and Jesse Edwards added 13 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and four blocks for Syracuse (12-6, 5-2 ACC).

Marcus Hammond hit a 3-pointer with 2:37 left that gave the Fighting Irish a two-point lead, but Mintz answered with a jumper 24 seconds later and made 1 of 2 free throws to give Syracuse a 72-71 lead with 1:46 to go. Notre Dame followed with a shot-clock violation — its second consecutive turnover — and then missed four straight field-goal attempts before Nate Laszewski made a layup with 7 seconds left to make it 76-73.

Mintz, who finished with eight assists, made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 20 seconds.

Hammond scored 18 points, Dane Goodwin added 15 with six assists and Laszewski had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame (9-9, 1-6). Trey Wertz added 12 points.

Wertz and Hammond each hit four of the Fighting Irish's season-high 15 3-pointers.

Syracuse shot 60.9% (14 of 23) from the field and outscored the Fighting Irish 11-1 from the free-throw line in the second half.

Laszewski, Goodwin, Wertz and Hammond each hit a 3-pointer in a span of about four minutes to give Notre Dame (9-9, 1-6) a 59-47 lead — matching its largest of the game — with 12 minutes to play.

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Notre Dame returns home to take on Florida State on Tuesday.

Syracuse plays Monday at No. 16 Miami.

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